UEFA Nations League | League A Matchday 3 | 2026-10-02 03:45 JST
2 – 1
38' D. James 48' N. Williams
Match summary Wales and Norway met in the UEFA Nations League League A Matchday 3 on October 2. Wales held on to beat Norway 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time. Wales scored 1 after the break to seal the win.
Scorers: Wales – N. Williams and D. James; Norway – Oscar Bobb. Assists: Wales – S. Thomas; Norway – M. Ødegaard.
Possession was an even 50% each. Shots: Wales 12, Norway 12. Wales scored 2 from 6 shots on target. Yellow cards: Wales 3, Norway 1. Norway played with ten men after T. Heggem was sent off.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 12 Ward 15 Dasi lva 4 Davies 6 Caba ngo 3 Will iam 5 Ampadu 17 James 19 Thomas 10 Cullen 20 James 9 Koumas
4-3-3 1 Nyland 5 Wolfe 17 Heggem 3 Ajer 14 Ryer son 7 Aursnes 8 Berge 10 Ødegaar 21 Schjeld 9 Haaland 22 Bobb
1.05 Expected goals (xG) 1.3
0.06 Goals prevented (xG) 0.06
View as table Wales Stat Norway 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-3-3 50% Possession 50% 1.05 Expected goals (xG) 1.3 12 Shots 12 6 Shots on target 4 5 Shots off target 3 1 Blocked shots 5 7 Shots inside the box 7 5 Shots outside the box 5 3 Corner kicks 3 3 Offsides 0 11 Fouls 7 520 Passes 516 466 Accurate passes 456 90% Pass accuracy 88% 3 Goalkeeper saves 4 0.06 Goals prevented (xG) 0.06 3 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 1
Referee: Alejandro Hernandez, Spain
Player stats Wales Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK D. Ward 0 21(72%) 0 0 0 6.6 90 DF N. Williams 2 1 1 3 38(84%) 0 0 0 2 7.9 90 1 2 12(6) DF B. Cabango 0 1 2 53(91%) 0 0 0 7.6 90 1 9(6) DF B. Davies 1 0 1 60(91%) 0 0 0 7 90 4(3) DF J. Dasilva 0 2(100%) 1 59(94%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 90 4(4) MF J. James 1 0 31(94%) 0 1 0 3 6.3 75 4(1) MF E. Ampadu 1 0 2 89(96%) 0 1 0 1 7.5 90 1 5(2) MF D. James 2 2 1 1(100%) 21(91%) 0 0 0 1 7.9 76 2 4(2) MF Liam Cullen 1 1 0 1 30(86%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 76 1 1 2(None) MF S. Thomas 1 0 34(87%) 1 1 0 1 1 7.5 90 4 6(1) FW L. Koumas 0 1 1 11(73%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.7 85 8(2) MF J. Sheehan 1 1 0 11(100%) 0 0 0 6.9 15 1 MF J. Colwill 0 1 5(71%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 14 1(None) FW B. Johnson 0 1 3(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 14 2(1) FW Mark Harris 1 1 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 6.6 9 1(1) GK David Cornell 0 0 0 0 GK T. King 0 0 0 0 DF C. Mepham 0 0 0 0 DF R. Norrington-Davies 0 0 0 0 DF C. Roberts 0 0 0 0 FW Cian Ashford 0 0 0 0 FW Wes Burns 0 0 0 0 FW K. Moore 0 0 0 0
Norway Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Ø. Nyland 0 20(77%) 0 0 0 7 90 DF J. Ryerson 0 6(75%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 16 DF K. Ajer 0 1(100%) 1 58(94%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.3 90 3 8(5) DF T. Heggem 0 1 36(90%) 0 0 1 1 5.7 46 2 4(2) DF D. Møller Wolfe 1 1 0 21(84%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 75 3 2(None) MF M. Ødegaard 1 1 0 1(100%) 94(88%) 1 1 0 3 7.7 90 2 4(4) MF S. Berge 0 1 93(97%) 0 0 0 7.3 90 1 1(None) MF F. Aursnes 0 1 15(75%) 0 0 0 6.3 45 3(2) FW Oscar Bobb 1 1 1 18(95%) 0 0 0 2 7.5 49 1 1 5(2) FW E. Haaland 2 1 0 1 8(62%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 8(5) FW A. Schjelderup 1 0 1(25%) 1 25(89%) 0 0 0 1 7 75 1 2 8(3) DF M. Pedersen 0 1 29(85%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 74 1 2 4(3) MF T. Aasgaard 0 6(86%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 45 3(1) DF L. Østigård 0 2 19(86%) 0 0 0 7 41 3 7(3) MF A. Nusa 0 1(50%) 6(100%) 0 0 0 2 7.2 15 1 1 5(3) FW J. Strand Larsen 1 0 2(67%) 0 0 0 6.3 15 1 GK E. Selvik 0 0 0 0 GK S. Tangvik 0 0 0 0 DF F. Sjøvold 0 0 0 0 DF O. Bjørtuft 0 0 0 0 MF P. Berg 0 0 0 0 FW E. Botheim 0 0 0 0 MF O. Didrik Blomberg 0 0 0 0
Lineups Wales Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 12 D. Ward Starter DF 3 N. Williams Starter DF 6 B. Cabango Starter DF 4 B. Davies Starter DF 15 J. Dasilva Starter MF 17 J. James Starter MF 5 E. Ampadu Starter MF 20 D. James Starter MF 10 Liam Cullen Starter MF 19 S. Thomas Starter FW 9 L. Koumas Bench MF 22 J. Sheehan Bench MF 23 J. Colwill Bench FW 11 B. Johnson Bench FW 18 Mark Harris
Show unused substitutes (8) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 David Cornell Bench GK 21 T. King Bench DF 2 C. Mepham Bench DF 16 R. Norrington-Davies Bench DF 14 C. Roberts Bench FW 7 Cian Ashford Bench FW 8 Wes Burns Bench FW 13 K. Moore
Norway Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Ø. Nyland Starter DF 14 J. Ryerson Starter DF 3 K. Ajer Starter DF 17 T. Heggem Starter DF 5 D. Møller Wolfe Starter MF 10 M. Ødegaard Starter MF 8 S. Berge Starter MF 7 F. Aursnes Starter FW 22 Oscar Bobb Starter FW 9 E. Haaland Starter FW 21 A. Schjelderup Bench DF 16 M. Pedersen Bench MF 19 T. Aasgaard Bench DF 4 L. Østigård Bench MF 20 A. Nusa Bench FW 11 J. Strand Larsen
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 13 E. Selvik Bench GK 12 S. Tangvik Bench DF 5 F. Sjøvold Bench DF 2 O. Bjørtuft Bench MF 6 P. Berg Bench FW 23 E. Botheim Bench MF 15 O. Didrik Blomberg
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 11' Norway ⚽ Goal Oscar Bobb 0-1 1H 16' Norway 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Ryerson → IN M. Pedersen 1H 37' Wales 🟨 Yellow card J. James 1H 38' Wales ⚽ Goal D. James 1-1 2H 1' Norway 🟥 Red card T. Heggem 2H 1' Norway 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Aursnes → IN T. Aasgaard 2H 3' Wales ⚽ Goal N. Williams 2-1 2H 4' Norway 🔄 Substitution OUT Oscar Bobb → IN L. Østigård 2H 30' Wales 🔄 Substitution OUT J. James → IN J. Sheehan 2H 30' Norway 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Schjelderup → IN A. Nusa 2H 30' Norway 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Møller Wolfe → IN J. Strand Larsen 2H 31' Wales 🔄 Substitution OUT D. James → IN B. Johnson 2H 31' Wales 🔄 Substitution OUT Liam Cullen → IN J. Colwill 2H 40' Wales 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Koumas → IN Mark Harris 2H 45+3' Wales 🟨 Yellow card E. Ampadu 2H 45+3' Wales 🟨 Yellow card S. Thomas 2H 45+3' Norway 🟨 Yellow card M. Ødegaard
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